USB-C replacement needed

[AnotherElk]

@Digimon

A little helpful knowledge would be nice to keep the phone in service for a long time.

Magnetic adapters … would have saved your port now, would save your port in the future.

Canadian Fairphoners!

If you want to minimise the risk of having to somewhen perhaps get a replacement part regarding the USB connector, I would recommend magnetic USB adapters. There’s a ton of options on the internet. They come with a part that stays in the USB port and thus will prevent dirt from entering as well as strain occuring from connecting/disconnecting, it will look something like this (example pics of my Fairphone 3 with the original bumper on): [grafik] [grafik] The magnetic counterparts can be a…

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@Digimon

I’m looking for a replacement ahead of time to have on hand in case this happens again. I’m worried about future damage and not being able to charge it.

In case a phone can’t charge a replaceable battery, there are universal external smartphone battery chargers … for the Fairphone 5 battery it seems not too easy to find a fitting one, though … External universal chargers for Fairphone batteries - #26 by urs_lesse

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@Digimon

Is it possible to order the spare part on the website and get it delivered to the states, or do I have to go third party to do so.

There are sellers who ship worldwide, Vireo for example … Fairphone 5 USB-C-Port Modul … or Clove, who don’t seem to list the part currently, but perhaps could be asked whether they plan to do so perhaps soon-ish … https://www.clove.co.uk/.